SuburbanDaddy

Thing 2 wakes up early, usually around 5:30am, and likes to come into our room. It may seem like an early wake up call, but it’s much better than him waking up at 5:30am and screaming until we get him.
He’s very snuggly in the morning, and he likes to lay between SuburbanMommy and me, [...]

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Looking back at my home alone weekend, I can laugh at it now. We all made it through. No major incidents to report. The house is a little dirtier. My hair a little grayer.
Here is what SuburbanMommy was doing this weekend. She’s the one with the empty wine glass.

For comparison, [...]

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I am home alone with Things 1-3 this weekend.  SuburbanMommy has abandoned me in favor of a weekend of spa treatments, drinking, fine food, and Oscars.
We are halfway through Saturday and so far so good.  We went to a birthday party in the neighborhood this morning.  Right now, Thing 3 is napping, Thing 2 is [...]

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This weekend we went to that suburban mecca otherwise known as The Mall. Normally, I hate anything to do with shopping, and malls are all about shopping.
But malls are also an excellent place to take kids. Lots of space to roam free. They can be loud, at least louder than I can [...]

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At our house, meal planning is one of our great struggles. By our, I mean it is a struggle for Suburban Mommy, since she does 95% of the grocery shopping and meal preparation for the kids. My 5% struggle comes in when I get home at 6pm, after picking up the kids at [...]

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I can’t believe it is Friday again. That means tomorrow, to quote Thing1, is a Stay Home Day.
Stay home days are difficult. Much harder than weekdays when all I have to do is go to work, where it is quiet and no one fights or whines or cries (usually).
With the holidays over the [...]

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Do you have resolutions for the new year? I do. I’d like to exercise more, take better care of myself like get more sleep, eat better, spend more time on my blogging hobby, and, uh, I better stop myself.
Those aren’t resolutions. Resolutions are things you intend to do and actually have a [...]

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Santa had what he thought was a gift for Thing 1 and Thing 2 this year. What better to get for a couple of energetic boys than a Jump-O-Gym Toddler Trampoline Bouncer. We had been envisioning for a month the furious jumping which would take place Christmas morning. Then we would be [...]

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